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Main Discussion Area => Around the Campfire => Topic started by: Zuma on December 01, 2017, 06:50:54 pm

Title: finished coon for Bob and Glis
Post by: Zuma on December 01, 2017, 06:50:54 pm

You too BJ and Ed
No big deal. Just a stepping stone. )-w(
Wish me luck on the next one. )P(
Zuma

Title: Re: finished coon for Bob and Glis
Post by: Zuma on December 01, 2017, 06:52:48 pm

lol took the head off crushed (road kill)

Title: Re: finished coon for Bob and Glis
Post by: bjrogg on December 01, 2017, 07:45:25 pm

Gotta love that fur Zuma.
Bjrogg

Title: Re: finished coon for Bob and Glis
Post by: Zuma on December 01, 2017, 07:51:20 pm

Quote from: bjrogg on December 01, 2017, 07:45:25 pm

Gotta love that fur Zuma.
Bjrogg

I have always loved the fur brother. I should keep a frozen coon
 in the freez and take em out once in a while for a brushin. >:D
Dressin and scrapin :'(
Thank for all your awesome help BJ :)
Zuma

Title: Re: finished coon for Bob and Glis
Post by: GlisGlis on December 02, 2017, 04:41:10 am

thankyou Zuma. Nice furs!

Title: Re: finished coon for Bob and Glis
Post by: BowEd on December 02, 2017, 05:45:30 am

Nice looking work.An encased hide tan.Fur looks plenty fluffy and clean.Many times road kill can be mutilated a little more than that.Good hide for a project you might have.

Title: Re: finished coon for Bob and Glis
Post by: Mo_coon-catcher on December 02, 2017, 07:22:35 am

Looks good Zuma!
Don't know if you did or not, but while breaking the hide, did you notice it being more stuff and tougher to break between te shoulders and te base of te tail? A good way to thin this down is to hit it with an angle grinder with a sanding disk until the hide is a uniform thickness. At least it works once the hide as been fleshed, stretched and dried. You end up with a big pile of rawhide dust that should work great for use glue.
You can make some pretty one up hides look great with a little needle and thread and a washing with hair conditioner.

Kyle

Title: Re: finished coon for Bob and Glis
Post by: Outbackbob48 on December 02, 2017, 07:24:07 am

Don, Nice I had a bad picture in my head of a ole rag muffin coon but you did a great job on a fur on  tan. I like. Bob

Title: Re: finished coon for Bob and Glis
Post by: Zuma on December 02, 2017, 10:13:28 am

Thanks Glis Ed Bob
Mo__Catcher Thanks I may just try some grinding. I do it on soapstone all the time  :)
But why not dry?
Yep the coon is tough from the armpits up. Just like the deer hide. When Ed talks about
the spine to the skull he means it.
Zuma